6 Khonokho nje kwathutsha omunye umuntu wako-Israyeli ezihonqweni elowesifazana ongumMidiyani,+ phambi kukaMosi labo bonke abako-Israyeli, ngesikhathi bekhala besemnyango wetende lokuhlangana. 7 UFiniyasi+ indodana ka-Eliyazari indodana ka-Aroni umphristi wathi ekubona lokhu wahle wasukuma phakathi kwebandla lonke wathatha umkhonto 8 wayilanda indoda yako-Israyeli etendeni wafika wabagwaza bobabili, yona lowesifazana lowo, umkhonto wabahlaba wayathutshela ngale udabula esithweni sensitha sowesifazana. Isifo esasesibehlele abako-Israyeli sahle saphela.+

22 USamuyeli wasesithi kuye: “Kuyini okuthokozisa uJehova? Yiminikelo yokutshiswa lemihlatshelo+ yini kumbe yikulalela ilizwi likaJehova? Ukulalela kungcono kulomhlatshelo,+ lokwenza okutsheliweyo kuqakathekile kulamafutha+ ezinqama. 23 Phela ukuhlamuka+ kuyafanana lesono sokuhlahlula,+ lokuba lenkani kufanana lokwenza amasalamusi lokukhonza izithombe.* Ngenxa yokuthi walile ukulalela ilizwi likaJehova,+ laye kasafuni ukuthi uqhubeke uyinkosi.”+

11 futhi yekelani ukwenza imisebenzi yobumnyama engancediyo+ kodwa liyiveze egcekeni ukuthi injani.